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Politics & GovernmentSwift agreement on benefit package achieved through compromise
The Liberal Democratic Party and junior coalition partner Komeito have reached a compromise on a ben...
November 11, 2021
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ReutersEthiopia rounds up high-profile Tigrayans, U.N. staff
NAIROBI (Reuters) — Ethiopian authorities have rounded up high-profile Tigrayans — from a bank CEO t...
November 11, 2021
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U.S. and allies would ‘take action’ if Taiwan attacked
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States and its allies would take unspecified “action” if China wer...
November 11, 2021
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ObituariesJapanese writer Jakucho Setouchi dies at 99
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese writer and Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi, whose wide-ranging works inc...
November 11, 2021
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CoronavirusSDF hospital: Stress over vaccination seen as main cause of side effects
Anxiety over the vaccination itself is believed to be the cause of the vast majority of side effects...
November 11, 2021
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Sony cuts PlayStation 5 production outlook due to component snag
Sony Group Corp has reduced its PlayStation 5 production outlook for this fiscal year due to compone...
November 11, 2021
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General NewsMie doctor depicts beauty of Ethiopia in art
A girl carrying a large water container on her back, a boy chasing a herd of cattle, a family dresse...
November 11, 2021
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Evergrande faces default deadline on $148 mln payment, some bondholders paid
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) — Cash-strapped China Evergrande Group, facing a deadline for coupon pa...
November 11, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentForeign minister resigns as chair of Japan-China Parliamentary Friendship Association
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi announced Thursday his intention to resign as chairman of the Jap...
November 11, 2021
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ReutersJapan’s wholesale inflation hits 40-year high as fuel costs spike
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s wholesale inflation hit a four-decade high in October, following a similar...
November 11, 2021
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Climate Change20 nations to join hands in promoting electric vehicles
GLASGOW — Japan and about 20 other economies at the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow have compiled an a...
November 11, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentNew foreign minister has unusual background
Educated at Harvard University in the United States, Yoshimasa Hayashi was first elected to the Hous...
November 11, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentKishida announces ¥100,000 for students in need as part of economic package
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday a plan to provide ¥100,000 to students who have bee...
November 11, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentHayashi got the nod despite reservations
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida picked close ally Yoshimasa Hayashi as foreign minister in the Cabinet ...
November 11, 2021
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CoronavirusKishida vows 35,000 more hospital beds for COVID-19 patients
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the government would secure by the end of this month 35,000 more h...
November 11, 2021